Rivers, Erosion and Transportation

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Across
  1. 2. The material of any size carried by the river.
  2. 5. The longest river in the Republic of Ireland.
  3. 9. Where material is removed from the sides or bottom of the river channel.
  4. 11. The erosion caused when the load the river is carrying repeatedly hits the banks and beds, causing some of the material to break off.
  5. 12. The sideways erosion of the river banks.
  6. 13. The part of the river valley occupied by the water itself.
  7. 14. The river that flows through Paris.
  8. 16. Where material is carried from one part of a river to another.
  9. 20. The downwards erosion of the river bed.
  10. 21. Small stones and grains of sand bounce or hop along the river bed.
  11. 23. The land immediately at the side of the river channel.
  12. 24. The river that flows through Nottingham.
  13. 25. The land at the bottom of the river channel, underneath the flowing water.
Down
  1. 1. The longest river in South America.
  2. 3. The longest river in North America.
  3. 4. The erosion of material in the river caused by them smashing into each other as they move downstream. The material gets smaller as it keeps colliding with other bits and breaking into smaller pieces.
  4. 6. The erosion caused by the sheer force of the water hitting the bed and the banks.
  5. 7. Very fine material floats in the water and is carried downstream.
  6. 8. The longest river in the UK.
  7. 10. Heavier material rolls along the bed of the river without ever losing contact with the surface.
  8. 15. Material such as chalk and limestone can dissolve into the water and be carried downstream.
  9. 17. The river that flows through London.
  10. 18. The longest river in Africa.
  11. 19. Where material transported by the river is dropped.
  12. 22. The river that flows through Newcastle.